Written by

Nathan Baird
Journal and Courier

Sterling Carter knew he was in trouble when his Purdue teammates Bryson Scott and Basil Smotherman had him in a two-on-one situation during Saturday's scrimmage.

As the fifth-year senior transfer took a defensive stance, he thought Smotherman, a freshman, might opt for a finesse move.

"I saw it, but normally, a young guy versus an old guy he might try to do a reverse layup or something like that," Carter said. "But knowing Basil I should have known that he was going to try to tear the rim down." ...